White House Press Release

President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release September 13, 1993
Executive Order
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President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
and in order to enhance the security of the United States
by improving the quality and effectiveness of intelligence
available to the United States, and to assure the legality
of activities of the Intelligence Community, it is ordered
as follows:
Part I. Assessment of Intelligence Activities
Section 1.1. There is hereby established within the White
House Office, Executive Office of the President, the President's
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (Pfiab). The Pfiab shall
consist of not more than 16 members, who shall serve at the
pleasure of the President and shall be appointed by the
President from among trustworthy and distinguished citizens
outside the Government who are qualified on the basis of
achievement, experience and independence. The President shall
establish the terms of the members upon their appointment. To
the extent practicable, one-third of the Pfiab at any one time
shall be comprised of members whose term of service does not
exceed 2 years. The President shall designate a Chairman and
Vice Chairman from among the members. The Pfiab shall utilize
full-time staff and consultants as authorized by the President.
Such staff shall be headed by an Executive Director, appointed
by the President.
Sec. 1.2. The Pfiab shall assess the quality, quantity,
and adequacy of intelligence collection, of analysis and
estimates, and of counterintelligence and other intelligence
activities. The Pfiab shall have the authority to review
continually the performance of all agencies of the Federal
Government that are engaged in the collection, evaluation,
or production of intelligence or the execution of intelligence
policy. The Pfiab shall further be authorized to assess the
adequacy of management, personnel and organization in the
intelligence agencies. The heads of departments and agencies
of the Federal Government, to the extent permitted by law,
shall provide the Pfiab with access to all information that
the Pfiab deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities.
Sec. 1.3. The Pfiab shall report directly to the
President and advise him concerning the objectives, conduct,
management and coordination of the various activities of the
agencies of the Intelligence Community. The Pfiab shall report
periodically, but at least semiannually, concerning its findings
and appraisals and shall make appropriate recommendations for
the improvement and enhancement of the intelligence efforts
of the United States.
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Sec. 1.4. The Pfiab shall consider and recommend
appropriate action with respect to matters, identified
to the Pfiab by the Director of Central Intelligence, the
Central Intelligence Agency, or other Government agencies
engaged in intelligence or related activities, in which the
advice of the Pfiab will further the effectiveness of the
national intelligence effort. With respect to matters deemed
appropriate by the President, the Pfiab shall advise and make
recommendations to the Director of Central Intelligence, the
Central Intelligence Agency, and other Government agencies
engaged in intelligence and related activities, concerning
ways to achieve increased effectiveness in meeting national
intelligence needs.
Part II. Oversight of Intelligence Activities
Sec. 2.1. The Intelligence Oversight Board (Iob) is
hereby established as a standing committee of the Pfiab. The
Iob shall consist of no more than four members appointed from
among the membership of the Pfiab by the Chairman of the Pfiab.
The Chairman of the Iob shall be appointed by the Chairman
of the Pfiab. The Chairman of the Pfiab may also serve as the
Chairman of the Iob. The Iob shall utilize such full-time staff
and consultants as authorized by the Chairman of the Pfiab.
Sec. 2.2. The Iob shall:
(a) prepare for the President reports of intelligence
activities that the Iob believes may be unlawful or
contrary to Executive order or Presidential directive;
(b) forward to the Attorney General reports received
concerning intelligence activities that the Iob believes
may be unlawful or contrary to Executive order or
Presidential directive;
(c) review the internal guidelines of each agency within
the Intelligence Community that concern the lawfulness of
intelligence activities;
(d) review the practices and procedures of the Inspectors
General and General Counsel of the Intelligence Community
for discovering and reporting intelligence activities
that may be unlawful or contrary to Executive order or
Presidential directive; and
(e) conduct such investigations as the Iob deems necessary
to carry out its functions under this order.
Sec. 2.3. The Iob shall, when required by this order,
report to the President through the Chairman of the Pfiab.
The Iob shall consider and take appropriate action with respect
to matters identified by the Director of Central Intelligence,
the Central Intelligence Agency or other agencies of the Intel-
ligence Community. With respect to matters deemed appropriate
by the President, the Iob shall advise and make appropriate
recommendations to the Director of Central Intelligence,
the Central Intelligence Agency and other agencies of the
Intelligence Community.
Sec. 2.4. The heads of departments and agencies of
the Intelligence Community, to the extent permitted by law,
shall provide the Iob with all information that the Iob deems
necessary to carry out its responsibilities. Inspectors General
and General Counsel of the Intelligence Community, to the
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extent permitted by law, shall report to the Iob, at least on
a quarterly basis and from time to time as necessary or appro-
priate, concerning intelligence activities that they have reason
to believe may be unlawful or contrary to Executive order or
Presidential directive.
Part III. General Provisions
Sec. 3.1. Information made available to the Pfiab, or
members of the Pfiab acting in their Iob capacity, shall be
given all necessary security protection in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations. Each member of the Pfiab,
each member of the Pfiab's staff and each of the Pfiab's
consultants shall execute an agreement never to reveal any
classified information obtained by virtue of his or her services
with the Pfiab except to the President or to such persons as the
President may designate.
Sec. 3.2. Members of the Pfiab shall serve without
compensation but may receive transportation expenses and
per diem allowance as authorized by law. Staff and consultants
to the Pfiab shall receive pay and allowances as authorized by
the President.
Sec. 3.3. Executive Order No. 12334 of December 4, 1981,
as amended, and Executive Order No. 12537 of October 28, 1985,
as amended, are revoked.
William J. Clinton
The White House,
September 13, 1993.
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